Abstract
By analysing the national data from the Junior Survey of the Taiwan Higher Education Dataset, this study identified significant variables influencing the educational aspirations of aboriginal students at technical and vocational institutions. The study shows that several variables are predictive of the educational aspirations of aboriginal students. Institutional types, more weekly hours of lessons, more time spent on assignment preparation and revision, a higher maternal educational level, a higher GPA, a keen participation in autonomous, academic, or extramural club activities, and a higher self-rating of interpersonal skills are all associated with higher educational aspirations. In contrast, being a female student and a keen participant in musical and sports club activities are associated with lower educational aspirations. Recommendations to improve Taiwanese aboriginal students’ educational aspirations are discussed.
Highlights
Modern historians believe that Taiwanese Aboriginals arrived from Southeast Asia fifteen thousand years ago
By analysing the national data from the Junior Survey of the Taiwan Higher Education Dataset, this study identified significant variables influencing the educational aspirations of aboriginal students at technical and vocational institutions
Institutional types, more weekly hours of lessons, more time spent on assignment preparation and revision, a higher maternal educational level, a higher GPA, a keen participation in autonomous, academic, or extramural club activities, and a higher self-rating of interpersonal skills are all associated with higher educational aspirations
Summary
Modern historians believe that Taiwanese Aboriginals arrived from Southeast Asia fifteen thousand years ago. Their native languages are identified as originating from Austronesian languages (Rubinstein, 2007). They occupied both the coastal lowlands and the mountainous uplands until the arrival of the Dutch in the seventeenth century. Historical records indicate that an estimated 70 000 Aborigines lived in small villages on the west coast of the island during the early years of Dutch occupation, but, new migrants from mainland China quickly came and outnumbered the native settlers (Stainton, 2007). With a population near 484 000 (1.9%) in Taiwan, Aboriginal Taiwanese continue to play an active role in building the future of Taiwanese culture. GPA Participation in social clubs Credits / semester Time spent on the Internet (hr/week) Time spent on job (hr/week) Leisure and social activities Time spent on studying
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